Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment

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University of Leeds

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Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment

The course Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment is an online class provided by University of Leeds through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Explore how what we eat and environmental factors such as toxins can be causes of disease on this free online healthcare course.

Course description

Study the importance of nutrition and the environment for human health
2 weeks

On this course, you’ll consider the importance of nutrition in human health and explore what happens to the body when it doesn’t receive the right nutrients.
You’ll explore malnutrition and obesity and learn how these contribute to the development of diseases, such as diabetes.
Using research from the University of Leeds, you’ll learn how food can lead to ill health by carrying pathogens that cause food poisoning, or toxins linked with diseases such as cancer.
You’ll also investigate environmental factors and their impact on health, like air pollution and its contribution to cardiovascular diseases.

The importance of vitamins and minerals for human health.
Protein and Energy Malnutrition (PEM): the causes, and physical and physiological symptoms.
Obesity: its presentation, causes and consequences.
Food toxins and the risk to health.
Contribution of environmental toxins and the association with human disease.
Waterborne toxins and the impact on health.
Air pollution and its contribution to cardiovascular diseases.

Explore how poor nutrition and diet contributes to malnutrition and disease.
Report on the nutritional and protective qualities of specific diets.
Investigate toxins present in food and how they contribute to human disease.
Describe how waterborne chemical toxins can have an adverse effect on health.
Reflect on how air pollution can contribute to the risk of cardiovascular disease.

The course is designed for anyone interested in the science behind the causes of human disease.
If you are working in nursing, healthcare or social care or just wish to learn more about it, this course is designed to support you as a professional.
By completing all aspects of the course you will have achieved 14 hours of CPD time.

University of Leeds
As one of the UK’s largest research-based universities, the University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment

Course Topic

Healthcare & Medicine, Nutrition

University, College, Institution

University of Leeds

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / University of Leeds you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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